Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski


Meeting:
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
200 State Office Building

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes of 10.24.19.

IV. Discussion of Prospective Budget Process Reforms.

1. What forecast to use: November forecast vs. February forecast
2. Timing of the Budget Resolution: Rule 4.03b
3. Conference committee week and other methods by which to promote the orderly work of conference committees
4. Conference committee reports and concurrences: how much time should they sit at the desk before they can be taken up?
5. Deadlines: looking at Joint Rule 2.03 and/or creating additional deadlines in House rules.
6. Discouraging policy provisions in budget bills
7. Base budgeting
8. Zero-base budgeting

V. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Subcommittee meeting minutes: September 17 and October 17, 2019

3. Director’s Report: Subcommittee Legislative Priorities

4. Presentation: Minnesota Water Well Association: Dave Schulenberg and Dave Heinrich

5. Presentation: Minnesota Irrigators’ Association

6. Presentation: Melissa Kuskie (MPCA) Waters of the United States

7. Presentation: Tire Derived Aggregate to Clean Water ~ Monte Niemi, President, TDA Manufacturing

8. Adjourn

Strategic Planning Workshop

Springbrook Nature Center
100 85th Avenue NE, Fridley, MN 55432

1. Welcome

2. Strategic Planning workshop

Members will process the stakeholder/public input gathered in order to formulate a draft strategic plan to guide Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund spending for 2020-2026.

3. Adjourn

Presenting two Office of the Legislative Auditor's Financial Audit Division reports:

(1) Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design

(2) Minnesota Management and Budget, US Bank Stadium Reserve Account

• Update from members of the Executive Subcommittee on their meetings held October 31 and November 7.
• Discuss and consider adoption of a performance evaluation plan approved by the Executive Subcommittee for consideration by full LAC.
• Vote on the appointments of a Legislative Auditor and Deputies to a six-year term, as recommended by the Executive Subcommittee.

Call to Order

1. Review and Approve Agenda

2. Review and Approve Minutes

3. Member’s report any conflicts of Interest on today’s agenda

4. Executive Director’s Report

5. Information: Review of Communication Outreach Development & Implementation

6. Action: Request for Extension - ML2016, 5(j) Roseau Lake Rehabilitation

7. Action: Request for Extension - ML2017, 2(f) Accelerated Native Prairie Bank Protection, Phase 6

8. Information: Accessibility of Documents & Web

9. Information: MN’s Mineral Rights, Overview/Update

10. Information: MN Prairie Recovery Plan, Overview/Update

11. Action: Review and Progress Draft Accomplishment Plans for ML 2020

12. Action: 2020 Council Calendar

13. Opportunity for Public to Address the Council

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Election of Chair
4. Other Business
5. Adjournment

TBD